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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1951?

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On December 9, 1951, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°15' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°52' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°36'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1951	Dec 22, 1951 into Capricorn
Moon	2°35'41" Taurus	Direct	Dec 9, 1951	Dec 11, 1951 into Gemini
Mercury	1°58'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 1, 1951	Dec 12, 1951 into Sagittarius
Venus	1°40'56" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1951	Jan 2, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°36'22" Libra	Direct	Nov 24, 1951	Jan 20, 1952 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°23'52" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	13°08'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°58'47" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°08'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°29'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°38'54" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 9, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 07:04 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Dec 9, 16:35 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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